Indirect speech / Reported speech – English Grammar Test for B1
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2 He told me that he will help me.
3 They said they have finished their homework.
4 John said he sees her the day before.
5 She asked me do I like ice cream.
6 He asked me where was I going.
7 She told me don’t open the window.
8 My father told me not to be lately.
9 He asked me if I can swim.
10 She said she had finish her project.
11 They said they go to London last summer.
12 Peter said he could rides a bike.
13 She asked if I will join them the next day.
14 He asked what time did the train leave.
15 She said she musted go home then.
16 The man warned me not touching the button.
17 Tom said he is doing his homework.
18 They said they will meet me the following week.
19 She asked me if I understands the question.
20 He said he didn’t went to school the day before.
21 She asked me why was I crying.
22 He told us close the door.
23 She said she never was in Spain.
24 He asked if shall we start the meeting.
25 She asked me if I saw her bag yesterday.
26 He said he may visits me the next month.
27 The policeman asked him what he dids there.
28 They said they not eaten anything.
29 She asked me if I could to help her.
30 The teacher told us turning off our phones.
Answer
1 ❌ is → ✅ was → Reported speech requires backshift.
2 ❌ will → ✅ would → Future in past.
3 ❌ have finished → ✅ had finished → Present perfect → Past perfect.
4 ❌ sees … the day before → ✅ had seen … the day before → Past perfect needed.
5 ❌ do I like → ✅ if I liked → Reported Yes/No questions use if/whether + past tense.
6 ❌ where was I going → ✅ where I was going → Keep normal word order.
7 ❌ don’t open → ✅ not to open → Imperatives → told + object + not to + verb.
8 ❌ lately → ✅ late → Wrong word.
9 ❌ can → ✅ could → Can → Could in reported speech.
10 ❌ had finish → ✅ had finished → Wrong verb form.
11 ❌ go → ✅ had gone → Past simple → Past perfect.
12 ❌ could rides → ✅ could ride → Bare infinitive after could.
13 ❌ will → ✅ would → Future tense must change.
14 ❌ did the train leave → ✅ the train left → Indirect questions use statement order.
15 ❌ musted → ✅ had to → Must → had to in reported speech.
16 ❌ not touching → ✅ not to touch → Correct infinitive form.
17 ❌ is → ✅ was → Present continuous → Past continuous.
18 ❌ will → ✅ would → Will → Would.
19 ❌ understands → ✅ understood → Backshift required.
20 ❌ didn’t went → ✅ hadn’t gone → Correct past perfect form.
21 ❌ why was I crying → ✅ why I was crying → Statement order needed.
22 ❌ close the door → ✅ to close the door → Imperative → to + verb.
23 ❌ never was in Spain → ✅ had never been to Spain → Correct tense and preposition.
24 ❌ shall we start → ✅ they should start → Shall we → if they should.
25 ❌ saw … yesterday → ✅ had seen … the day before → Past perfect + time change.
26 ❌ may visits → ✅ might visit → May → Might + bare infinitive.
27 ❌ dids → ✅ was doing → Present continuous → Past continuous.
28 ❌ not eaten → ✅ hadn’t eaten → Past perfect negative.
29 ❌ could to help → ✅ could help → Could + bare infinitive.
30 ❌ turning off → ✅ to turn off → told + object + to + verb.